Hermes
Andrew DeSchepper Parents: son of Zeus and Maia God of: roads, travel, athletic contests, animal husbandry, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, astronomy, and astrology. Divine children: Angelia, Eleusis, Hermaphroditos, Oreiades, Palaistra, Pan, Priapos, and Satyroi. Mortal children: Abderos, Arabos, Daphnis, Saon, and Orion.
Summary: The Story of Hermes and Apollon’s cattle Hermes’ was born and lived in a shadowy cave on Kyllene with his shy mother. As a baby, he stole Apollon’s cattle and led them to Pylos and hid them in a grotto. While driving the cattle, he put boots on their feet to help cover their tracks. He sacrificed two of the cattle and burned the remains. He made a lyre out of cattle parts and a tortoise shell. Hermes snuck back into the cave and slipped into his swaddling clothes and basket. Apollon went looking for his cattle but could not find tracks to determine where they had been taken. Some witnesses said they saw them being driven by a boy and he used divine ways to find out it was Hermes. He went to Maia’s cave and accused Hermes, but she stuck up for him. Then they went to Zeus. Hermes denied the stealing but Zeus did not believe him and told him to return the cattle. Hermes obeyed. But when Apollon heard Hermes play the lyre, he traded the cattle for it. While Hermes was herding the cattle, he made a musical pipe. Apollon wanted it too so he offered to trade the golden staff that he had used to herd the cattle for it. Hermes said he would trade the pipe for the staff and the art of prophesy by using pebbles. Apollon agreed.
Hermes
Andrew DeSchepper
Parents: son of Zeus and Maia
God of: roads, travel, athletic contests, animal husbandry, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, astronomy, and astrology.
Divine children: Angelia, Eleusis, Hermaphroditos, Oreiades, Palaistra, Pan, Priapos, and Satyroi.
Mortal children: Abderos, Arabos, Daphnis, Saon, and Orion.
Summary: The Story of Hermes and Apollon’s cattle
Hermes’ was born and lived in a shadowy cave on Kyllene with his shy mother. As a baby, he stole Apollon’s cattle and led them to Pylos and hid them in a grotto. While driving the cattle, he put boots on their feet to help cover their tracks. He sacrificed two of the cattle and burned the remains. He made a lyre out of cattle parts and a tortoise shell. Hermes snuck back into the cave and slipped into his swaddling clothes and basket.
Apollon went looking for his cattle but could not find tracks to determine where they had been taken. Some witnesses said they saw them being driven by a boy and he used divine ways to find out it was Hermes. He went to Maia’s cave and accused Hermes, but she stuck up for him. Then they went to Zeus. Hermes denied the stealing but Zeus did not believe him and told him to return the cattle. Hermes obeyed. But when Apollon heard Hermes play the lyre, he traded the cattle for it. While Hermes was herding the cattle, he made a musical pipe. Apollon wanted it too so he offered to trade the golden staff that he had used to herd the cattle for it. Hermes said he would trade the pipe for the staff and the art of prophesy by using pebbles. Apollon agreed.
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